The Qualitative Report Volume 23 Number 6 How To Article 1 6-3-2018 Developing a Researcher Identity: Commonplace Books as Arts- Informed Reflective Process Layal Shuman McGill University,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr Part of the Art Education Commons, Educational Methods Commons, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended APA Citation Shuman, L., Shabtay, A., McDonnell, M., Bourassa, N., & El Muhammady, F. (2018). Developing a Researcher Identity: Commonplace Books as Arts-Informed Reflective Process. The Qualitative Report, 23(6), 1270-1281. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3169 This How To Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Qualitative Report at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Qualitative Report by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Developing a Researcher Identity: Commonplace Books as Arts-Informed Reflective Process Abstract This article shares the processes of five emerging researchers as they trace their journeys in becoming researchers and examine their identities through the qualitative, arts-informed method of “commonplace book” creation. It positions commonplace books as “living document” that explore the ongoing processes of identity development we experience as novice scholars in the field of education. Using this article, we extend our artistic processes, inviting readers to join the conversation and reflect on why and how they engage in academic work, as well as the potential this method has for reflection, meaning-making and dissemination.